2N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive]阴谋 A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful. 阴谋
It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall.
彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心,这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。
3PHRASE (为了私利)保持缄默的密约 If there is a conspiracy of silence about something, people who know about it have agreed that they will not talk publicly about it, although it would probably be a good thing if people in general knew about it. (为了私利)保持缄默的密约
Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONSPIRACY | CONSPIRACY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great, larger, massive, vast很大的/極大的/更大的/大規模的/巨大的陰謀➤grand巨大的陰謀▸➤criminal, government, media, political犯罪共謀;政府的陰謀;媒體的陰謀;政治陰謀◇charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption犯罪共謀和徇私舞弊的指控➤alleged被指控的陰謀▸➤global, international, worldwide全球/國際/世界範圍的陰謀VERB + CONSPIRACY➤be involved in, join捲入/參與陰謀◇I suspected that he was involved in the conspiracy.我懷疑他參與了這場陰謀。➤be part of是陰謀的一部份◇This action was part of a conspiracy to deceive the public.這次行動是欺騙公眾的陰謀的一部份。➤organize策劃陰謀◇Who organized the conspiracy against the president?誰策劃了反對總統的陰謀?➤expose, uncover揭露/曝光陰謀◇Officials have uncovered a conspiracy to discredit the government.官員們曝光了一起企圖敗壞政府名聲的陰謀。➤see, suspect看出陰謀;懷疑有陰謀◇He's the sort of person who sees a conspiracy around every corner.他是那種能看出角角落落裏陰謀的人。CONSPIRACY + NOUN➤theory陰謀論➤charge共謀指控◇All three men were convicted on conspiracy charges.這三個人都因共謀指控而被判有罪。PREPOSITION➤conspiracy against反對⋯的陰謀◇a conspiracy against the king反對國王的陰謀➤conspiracy between⋯之間的密謀◇a conspiracy between the police and the right-wing parties警方和右翼黨派之間的密謀PHRASES➤a conspiracy of silence(對不該保密的事)保持緘默的密約◇There is a conspiracy of silence about the killer (= nobody will say what they know).殺人兇手是誰,沒有人會說出來。➡ note at crime(for more verbs)
conspiracy ♦︎ scheme ♦︎ plot ♦︎ intrigue ♦︎ collusion ♦︎ stingThese are all words for a secret plan to do sth illegal or harmful, or to deceive sb.这些词均表示阴谋、密谋、诡计。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a conspiracy / a plot / intrigue against sb◆a conspiracy / collusion between people / groups◆a conspiracy / scheme / plot to do sth◆(an) alleged conspiracy / scheme / plot / intrigue / collusion◆(a) political / international conspiracy / plot / intrigue◆to be involved in a conspiracy / a scheme / a plot / intrigue / collusion / a sting◆to engage in a conspiracy / a scheme / a plot / intrigue◆to uncover a conspiracy / scheme / plot■conspiracy kənˈspɪrəsi [countable, uncountable] a secret plan by a group of people to do sth illegal or harmful密谋;阴谋◆He claimed there had been a conspiracy to overthrow the government.他声称有人密谋颠覆政府。◆They were charged with conspiracy to murder.他们被控密谋策划谋杀。◆A lot of people subscribe to the conspiracy theory(= believe that a conspiracy is responsible for a particular event).许多人相信这个阴谋论。 see also conspirator ⇨ accomplice, conspire ⇨ plotverb■scheme skiːm [countable] a plan for getting money or some other advantage for yourself, especially one that involves deceiving other people阴谋;诡计;计谋◆Police uncovered a scheme to steal paintings worth more than $250 000.警方发现了一起企图盗窃价值超过25万元画作的阴谋。 see also scheme ⇨ plotverb, ploy ⇨ tactic■plot [countable] a secret plan by a group of people to do sth illegal or harmful密谋;阴谋◆The military had foiled an assassination plot against the president.军方挫败了一起暗杀总统的阴谋。 see also plot ⇨ plotverbNOTE辨析 Conspiracy or plot?Both of these words are used about secret plans to remove sb from a position of power, although a plot may be more likely to involve murder and violence. You can talk about an assassination plot but not◆an assassination conspiracyConspiracy, but notplot, is also used to talk about plans by people in power to keep sth secret.这两个词均可指除去在位者的秘密计划,但plot更可能涉及谋杀和暴力。“暗杀阴谋”可以说an assassination plot,但不说an assassination conspiracy。conspiracy亦指当权者为某事保守秘密的计划,plot没有这种用法。■intrigue ˈɪntriːg, ɪnˈtriːg [uncountable, countable] (especiallywritten) the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by deceiving people; a secret plan or relationship, especially one which involves sb else being deceived密谋;阴谋;秘密关系◆The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.年轻的女主角陷入了学术界钩心斗角的罗网。◆Sexual intrigues were almost part of the culture of high politics.性阴谋几乎是高层政治文化的一部分。■collusion kəˈluːʒn [uncountable] (formal) a secret agreement, especially in order to do sth dishonest or to deceive people秘密约定;勾结;串通◆The police were operating in collusion with the drug dealers.警察与那伙毒贩互相串通。 see also collude ⇨ plotverb■sting [countable] (especially NAmE) a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals; a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money(警察为抓捕罪犯而设的)圈套;(罪犯诈骗钱财的)骗局,诡计◆The FBI conducted a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit.联邦调查局设了圈套在底特律抓捕海洛因贩子。